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The Monticello Wine Trail, encapsulates some of the best vineyards in the state of Virginia. Along the route of the trail, occassionally you may come across a small boutique winery that completely catches you off guard. Why wouldn’t it when the production maxes out at 120 cases per variety? Let me just say that short runs are meant to be treasured, and these wines are exactly that…a treasure. Pulling into the winery, there is about 5 acres of grapes and a garage style production/tasting facility with patio overlooking the fields. When you walk in the door, straight ahead, are three small tasting tables located against the back wall and to the right is the production and barrel room. Without further delay onto the tasting! Up first, the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc ($21.99), the steel fermented white that hits the nose with light citrus notes, a palate of lemon and lime with …

Taste of Monticello Wine Trail Festival April 9-11 | Charlottesville, VA Three days of celebrating the best of Central Virginia Wines Tickets on sale now! CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The 2015 Taste of Monticello Wine Trail Festival presented by Mercedes Benz of Charlottesville will take place April 9-11, celebrating the best of Central Virginia wines over the course of three days. Tickets are on sale now and available at monticellowinetrailfestival.com and the Charlottesville’s Visitor Center on the downtown mall. The Monticello Wine Trail Festival is a partnership between the Jeffersonian Wine Grape Growers Society, nTelos Wireless Pavilion and the Jefferson Theater. In addition to our presenting sponsor, Mercedes-Benz of Charlottesville other key sponsors and event partners include Bank of the James and Keller & George jewelers. The Monticello Wine Trail is a not-for-profit organization that exists to promote and encourage cooperation among the various award-winning Central Virginia wineries, which have helped …

Day one of the TasteCamp event proved to be nothing short of spectacular, and a bit overwhelming. Sounds rough I can imagine you saying yourself. After so many wines, your palate goes numb and all ability to decipher between two reds or whites goes right out the window! That being said, I was eager to see what day two would have in store for us. There we were, rolling up the long driveway into the parking lot of Fabbioli Cellars, and who better to greet us but Doug Fabbioli? Doug started his tour by explaining the many challenges that most of the other wineries had been faced with this year, frost risk and the early heat. The early heat has led the way to a 2-3 week early start to the bud break and growing season. The early bud break extends the season, which increases the chance of insect or …

Continuing on my Charlottesville getaway this past weekend, after leaving Stinson Vineyards, I passed a sign for White Hall. I paused, thought about it not being on my itinerary, then said “ahh what the hell”. Tossed the car in reverse, sped up the windy country road, and voila! What appeared to be a Villa style tasting room split the trees like a kicker splitting the uprights. This gorgeous structure tucked away in a wooded opening, is just astonishing. When you walk in the door, the smell of a fresh fire permeates through the air as you make your way around the divided tiled hall way. Smack dab in the middle of the tasting room, with the production area displayed through glass in the background, is the circular tasting bar. A couple very kind faces pouring and chatting up wine lovers all around, offered up the tasting in a perky manner. …